Tay Giang promotes OCOP strengths

Việt NamViệt Nam11/11/2024


Tay Giang District Administrative Center. Photo by Nguyen Dien Ngoc
Tay Giang District Administrative Center. Photo by Nguyen Dien Ngoc

Resolution comes into life

Based on the actual situation, the resolutions of the District Party Congresses over the years have set economic development goals based on the geographical location, land, climate, infrastructure and cultural traditions of the mountainous district.

The district aims to choose agricultural economy as the main force, gradually develop tourism, call for investment in developing industry, trade, services, and gradually shift the labor structure from agriculture to non-agriculture.

In agricultural development, focus on specialization, increasing productivity, quality, linking businesses to create high economic value chains, sustainable development; prioritize indigenous plants with strengths of the district such as Morinda officinalis, Codonopsis pilosula...

Traditional Co Tu village in Tay Giang. Photo by Nguyen Dien Ngoc
Traditional village of Co Tu Tay Giang. Photo by Nguyen Dien Ngoc

To effectively carry out the assigned tasks, in the past time, the district has reviewed and adjusted the new rural planning; planning of 3 types of forests; land use planning and plans; 1/2000 scale zoning planning, 1/500 detailed planning as a basis for investment in infrastructure, increasing land value, stimulating the development of production types.

Focus on mobilizing all resources to invest in some inter-regional traffic routes, connecting the district center space to arrange and relocate the population and accumulate criteria when upgrading to a town. Invest in industrial park infrastructure, arrange and upgrade some existing tourist spots to create a basis for calling for investment.

Create favorable conditions for people and businesses to invest and develop in the agricultural sector, link product consumption, build brands and promote OCOP products with the typical brand of Tay Giang to localities inside and outside the province.

Staff of Truong Son Green Agricultural Cooperative buys ginseng. Photo by Nguyen Dien Ngoc
Employees of Truong Son Green Agricultural Cooperative purchase ginseng. Photo: Nguyen Dien Ngoc

Poverty reduction lever

Morinda officinalis and Codonopsis pilosula are identified as valuable medicinal plants of Tay Giang. In recent times, the district has created the most favorable conditions to support production facilities to promote the strengths of these plants to build OCOP products.

Specifically, from 2018 to now, Tay Giang has built 11 OCOP products, of which 3 products have achieved 4 stars and 8 products have achieved 3 stars at the provincial level.

Typical products are researched and processed from medicinal plants such as Morinda officinalis wine of Chinh Chau wine production facility; Codonopsis pilosula tea bags of Tay Giang Agricultural and Medicinal Cooperative; Codonopsis pilosula soaked in honey of Duc Huy Medicinal Cooperative; Codonopsis pilosula extract of Truong Son Xanh Agricultural and Pharmaceutical Cooperative...

Morinda officinalis wine and Codonopsis pilosula wine from Chinh Chau wine production facility. Photo by Nguyen Dien Ngoc
Morinda officinalis wine and Codonopsis pilosula wine from Chinh Chau wine production facility. Photo by Nguyen Dien Ngoc

Notably, the Tr'din molasses product "Forest Foods - organic natural sugar" is a story of teacher Pham Thanh Hoang's deep affection for the people of the highlands.

During his years of teaching here, Mr. Hoang has mobilized benefactors to contribute materially and spiritually to help people and students in the border communes overcome difficulties. On each visit and gift-giving trip, he was treated to tr'din wine, also known as "heavenly wine", by the beloved Co Tu people.

Seeing that the Tr'din tree has many valuable medicinal properties, teacher Hoang focused on research and successfully produced the Tr'din molasses product "Forest Foods - organic natural sugar".

At the same time, investing in machinery, equipment, and human resources to establish a business called Tay Giang Forest Garden Food Joint Stock Company. Tr'din molasses products were also awarded the second prize for creative startup ideas and projects in the province in 2024. Also from the tr'din tree, Tay Giang Forest Garden Food Joint Stock Company continued to research and successfully test Tr'din syrup products.

Codonopsis pilosula of Duc Huy Medicinal Cooperative. Photo by Nguyen Dien Ngoc
Codonopsis pilosula of Duc Huy Medicinal Cooperative. Photo by Nguyen Dien Ngoc

According to statistics in 2018, only a few households in the two communes of Ch'Om and Ga Ry planted 3 hectares of ginseng and other localities planted Morinda officinalis on scattered areas, but now there are hundreds of hectares of medicinal plants planted widely in the district.

In particular, through OCOP products and production chain linkages, it has contributed to promoting the brand, expanding the product consumption market, and creating regular jobs for thousands of households in border areas.

In 2024 alone, there will be 3 products eligible to participate in the evaluation, recognition and ranking of district-level OCOP products, including dried ginseng of Truong Son Xanh Agricultural Pharmaceutical Cooperative; dried Tay Giang hawthorn of the Green Forest Ecological Agriculture and Clean Vegetable Cooperative; and Java Tay Giang lemongrass essential oil of the Green Revolution Medicinal Materials and Clean Agricultural Products Cooperative.

OCOP products of Duc Huy Medicinal Cooperative are in the top 50 trusted products. Photo by Nguyen Dien Ngoc
OCOP products of Duc Huy Medicinal Cooperative are in the top 50 trusted products. Photo by Nguyen Dien Ngoc

From a locality with a high poverty rate, Tay Giang district has now developed remarkably in many aspects. With the achievements, the Resolution of the 17th District Party Congress, term 2020 - 2025, setting the goal of escaping poverty by 2025, will soon be achieved.



Source: https://baoquangnam.vn/tay-giang-phat-huy-the-manh-ocop-3144056.html

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